Prevalence and risk factors of constipation and pollakisuria among older home-care patients.

Hitoshi Komiya Hiroyuki UmegakiAtsushi AsaiShigeru KandaKeiko MaedaHideki NomuraMasafumi Kuzuya

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2019)

The prevalence of constipation among home-care patients was as high as that reported for nursing home residents and higher than that among community-dwelling individuals. Clinicians should be aware of increased constipation risk among home-care patients, particularly for those with a high Carlson Comorbidity Index score, polypharmacy and/or pollakisuria. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 277-281.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
risk factors
community dwelling
irritable bowel syndrome